bedressv.
/bɪˈdrɛs/ transitive. To dress up.
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > dress up or dress elaborately
disguisec1325
quaintisea1333
guisea1400
to dress up?a1513
deck?1521
garnisha1535
trim1594
gallant1614
sprug1622
dizena1625
to dress out1649
bedizen1661
rig1723
trim1756
bedress1821
gaudy1838
buck up1854
garb1868
clobber1887
mum1890
to do up1897
dude1899
toff1914
lair1941
1821 W. Combe Third Tour Dr. Syntax xxxviii. 265 The Bride..had bedress'd Her upright form in all her best.
Derivatives
bedressed adj. /bɪˈdrɛst/
/bɪˈdrɛst/ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > showily or fancily dressed
gaya1387
fresha1393
jollyc1405
lustyc1412
prankedc1550
well-attireda1569
prank1575
conceited1579
dressed1641
gaily dressed1730
bedressed1863
tricked1869
done-up1911
dolled1917
1863 G. H. Calvert Gentleman i. 8 Let no bedressed, bescented passer curl his lip.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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